James Washington

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Homegoing services for Jerry Washington Jr. will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, from the Grafton Baptist Church, Hartfield, Va., with the Rev. Dr. Chauncey E. Mann Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. The family will assemble at the church at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Viewing will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife, Mary; one daughter, Jerele Carter of Hartfield, Va.; one son, David Osborne of Saluda, Va.; four sisters, Rebecca Washington, Viola Conway, Mary Fields and Mabel Washington; one brother, James Washington; three grandchildren; two foster sisters, Laura Bell Cooke and Hattie Sutherlin; and one foster brother, Leonard Keyser.

The Redskins lost their second offensive starter in as many days Thursday when they learned that veteran right guard Bob Dahl is going to require arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage in his right knee. Trainer Bubba Tyer said Dahl injured the knee during Tuesday afternoon's practice. "Bob experienced a popping sensation in the knee and kept practicing," said Tyer. "We looked at it and rested it Wednesday, but it didn't respond to treatment." Thursday morning, Dahl left for Vail, Colo.

The relative quiet that has hung over the Washington Redskins training camp for more than three weeks was interrupted Monday morning when coach Norv Turner waived starting strong safety James Washington. Washington's release will mean a savings of $1.504 million on the salary cap, but Turner said money was not the reason he decided to part ways with the eight-year veteran. "Anytime you release a veteran player, it's a difficult decision," he said. "This, however, is the best decision for our football team.

Washington Redskins coach Norv Turner recently called 6-foot-2, 338-pound, second-year guard Tre Johnson "the most physical player I have ever been around." But the coaches may have some concerns about his toughness. Johnson, after dominating Arizona defensive tackle Eric Swann in the season opener, suffered a severe right-ankle sprain in the second week and missed the next two games. He played in the fifth and sixth games, reinjured his ankle, and missed three more games. During this time, the offensive coaches paid him visits.

Washington coach Norv Turner can't say it, but strong safety James Washington can. Defensive coordinator Ron Lynn can't say it, either, but Washington can. What the coaches can't say is what most of the football world knows about the Redskins. Turner can't say that seventh round draft pick Gus Frerotte has won the starting quarterback job. He couldn't say it before, and he couldn't say it Sunday after Frerotte passed for three touchdowns and should have had a fourth in a 38-31 loss to the Denver Broncos.

The Washington Redskins turned back the clock Sunday afternoon at RFK Stadium. The calendar read Sept. 3, 1995, but it could have been almost any Sunday in 1991. In case the 52,731 fans and millions more on television forgot what Washington's last Super Bowl team looked like, the Redskins reminded them with a shocking 27-7 upset of the Arizona Cardinals, a team that began the season with Super Bowl aspirations of their own. The 1995 Redskins showed no signs in preseason of being the kind of team that could amass 456 yards against the National Football League's No. 2 defense in 1994.

The Washington Redskins believe they got the kind of player they desperately needed when they signed hard-hitting free-agent strong safety James Washington during the offseason. If there was one thing the Redskins lacked in 1994, it was sure tackling from the strong safety position. The rowdy Washington, a big part of Dallas' teams that won Super Bowls following the 1992 and 1993 seasons, should remedy that problem. If there was another thing the Redskins lacked in 1994, it was aggressive play - tackling, coverage - from cornerback Tom Carter, a first-round draft pick in 1993.

The Washington Redskins signed free agent inside linebacker Rod Stephens Wednesday, dropping yet another piece of their defensive puzzle into place. Stephens, who started for the Seattle Seahawks last year, is Washington's third free agent acquisition. The others are middle linebacker Marvcus Patton of the Buffalo Bills and safety James Washington of the Dallas Cowboys. Terms of Stephens' contract were not disclosed. General Manager Charley Casserly said there is one more defensive player on the Redskins' shopping list, safety Stanley Richard of the San Diego Chargers.

Maria E. Sarden, recently celebrated her 100th birthday with a party given by her cousins, Horace Washington, James Washington and Howard Washington, at Riverside Regional Convalescent Center in Newport News where she is a resident. Sarden is a native of Yorktown, but lived most of her life in Hampton. She is the oldest member of Queen Street Baptist Church in Hampton. Congratulations from President Bush, Governor Wilder and Hampton Mayor Eason were among the many she received.

Alice Washington's fantasy is to win a million dollars...and give it to a needy cause. For the many, the sentence would have no pause. Washington is of a different seed. She does for others out of character not feelings of obligation. "Volunteering is just me," she says. "Why get paid for doing something we should do automatically?" The York County native is the acting Chairman of the York County/Poquoson Chapter of the Red Cross and area captain for the American Heart Association's monthlong campaign and church organist.